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Compare, contrast, translate. Approach and question. Approach to question. The critical practice proceeds in a double movement towards multiple poles - objects or subjects - that are only accessible as text - across the text. Essentially a movement across fields of forces, the intertext resists totalitarian impulses and totalitarian politics as it never allows privileged objects or subjects to ossify in a position of power. Host and parasite, the critical gaze is always prone to crossing boundaries, confusing reference, (mis)appropriating - thus multiplying the voices of the text.

Submission of abstracts: 15 April 2012 (via email, to the addresses indicated under Contacts for each of the 4 languages)

Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2012

Abstracts should not exceed 150 words and should also include 5 keywords, author's name and affiliation, and indicate preference for section (Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Translation, or Cross-Cultural Strategies) and language (English, French, German, or Spanish).

Conference languages: English, French, German and Spanish

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A selection of contributions will be published in issue no. 3 of the academic journal Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors, which is currently under appraisal for inclusion in several international databases.

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